JohnCarver wrote:one of these 'requires' silver as investment, the other does not. That would be the bigger consideration. Granted its nominal, but there is something to be said for a gluttony session that 'demands' silver and thats essentially what the wings demand and that is why I don't feel they are out of balance in relation to the recipe which does not require silver.
There is definitely a demand gap, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around Bajgiels a bit more as I still don't exactly understand how the F&F trade-off doesn't balance them.
So if it demands silver it is ok?
So we could have a berry recipe on par with stroganov if it requires silver?!
Bajgels most decisive factor is twofold:
first: it has enough glutton value to look good, even more than say terrines
second: they are farmable without leaving the safety of your base (plus an alt with a base on the shore in case of shellfish bajgels), and without the need to invest/trade in higher % iron or something like that
The FnF actually balances them I'd say, you can stage several chars and all lvl them over the same time period to cope with the high FnF, or invest into refreshers, or just ignore it,
but the FnF is bad and actually is a offset in comparison to other foods.
But maybe some people even like the long FnF as it tells them they don't need to do anything for a good while, idk.
Some other thing is the variety, you have them with all those toppings... something for everyones liking. ^^
Shrooms also has (weaker) toppings for combat chars and for bashers, which makes it a bit more convenient to glutton them I guess.
Or people just are used to them and need time to adopt new possibilities.
Or alternatives are simply lacking behind in the eyes of most people.
Bottom line is, I'd say their FnF is bad and they actually are pretty balanced,
yet, other food needs some love, and it would be nice to have more than just 2-3 viable foods for higher humors.